ZMT - Leibniz Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung
Register now for Conference on Planetary Justice and Societal Responsibility in International Sustainability Sciences and Scientific Cooperation
30/11/2023 | In cooperation with other Leibniz institutes, ZMT is organizing a virtual conference on Planetary Justice and Societal Responsibility in International Sustainability Sciences and Scientific Cooperation taking place in march 13 and 14. About the...
CAMPUS AWARD: Research for a sustainable future is open for nominations now until December 15, 2023
15/11/2023 | The organizers of the CAMPUS AWARD have decided to also give a chance to those who are only now completing their studies. The nomination period for the prize will therefore end on December 15, 2023, at 12 p.m. Everything else remains the same,...
Presentation of ZMT analysis of potential for ship recycling in Bremen and Germany
10/11/2023 | Opportunities and obstacles for a maritime circular economy were recently highlighted at a symposium organized by the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany. Prof. Dr Raimund Bleischwitz, an expert on circular economy at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical...
A new special issue presents the results of the ECOLOC project
08/11/2023 | A new special issue presents studies and findings from the interdisciplinary Sino-German project ECOLOC (Environmental change affecting coastal ecosystems of tropical China during the Anthropocene), which was based at ZMT from 2015 to 2018, was...
In the starting blocks - exhibition in Bremen's House of Science focuses on young scientists
06/11/2023 | On Wednesday, November 8 at 5 p.m., Bremen's House of Science will open the exhibition of its supporting institutions "In the starting blocks - young scientists, students and trainees in the state of Bremen". The ZMT is also participating in the...
ZMT mangrove ecologist Martin Zimmer serves as panellists at the High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change of the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
03/11/2023 | At the end of September, high level delegates including Heads of States of Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) gathered in Grenada for a two-day conference on climate change. Professor Martin Zimmer from ZMT attended the meeting...
New study on the benefits of conservation and other forms of management for coral reefs
25/10/2023 | As global marine biodiversity continues to decline, efforts to curb and reverse such losses and conserve our oceans are growing. In December 2022, nearly 200 governments committed to protect at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 as part of the...
Calculations by researchers show: Nearly two-thirds of all coral reefs are overfished
24/10/2023 | An international team of researchers has used an extensive dataset of more than 2,000 coral reef sites to determine how fish populations and diversity of fish species are faring on the world's ocean reefs. One finding of the study, recently...
Entertaining Science in the Pub
20/10/2023 | On October 12, a new round of the project "SCIENCE GOES PUBLIC!" started. The ZMT is participating again, this time with Peter Steiglechner, who will give insights about his work at the ZMT with the talk "Exploring Public Opinion with Maths"(in...
MCN event on November 7 in Bremen: ZMT's potential analysis "Ship recycling in Bremen" to be presented for the first time
19/10/2023 | At an event on November 7, organised by the Maritime Cluster of Northern Germany (MCN), Professor Raimund Bleischwitz will present for the first time a ZMT study on the potential of the state of Bremen as a location for ship recycling. The...